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An A320 flight crew experienced a hydraulic quantity green ECAM. They coordinated with dispatch and maintenance; requested equipment standing by; and returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 799911 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 32000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 799911 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 799925 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
ECAM low hydraulic quantity green system. First officer complied with ECAM referred to manual and completed checklists. I spoke with dispatch and maintenance; no further actions. Told approach we needed slower than normal application. Trucks and tow tractor were requested through dispatch. Manual gear extension and overweight landing less than 360 FPM with unassisted taxi off runway. Stopped and shut down. Trucks and crews gave ok. Took tow tractor approximately 30 mins to arrive after we requested it 45 mins prior. Would have been nice not to clog up taxiway for so long.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED A HYD QUANTITY GREEN ECAM. THEY COORDINATED WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT; REQUESTED EQUIPMENT STANDING BY; AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: ECAM LOW HYD QUANTITY GREEN SYS. FO COMPLIED WITH ECAM REFERRED TO MANUAL AND COMPLETED CHKLISTS. I SPOKE WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT; NO FURTHER ACTIONS. TOLD APCH WE NEEDED SLOWER THAN NORMAL APPLICATION. TRUCKS AND TOW TRACTOR WERE REQUESTED THROUGH DISPATCH. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND OVERWT LNDG LESS THAN 360 FPM WITH UNASSISTED TAXI OFF RWY. STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN. TRUCKS AND CREWS GAVE OK. TOOK TOW TRACTOR APPROX 30 MINS TO ARRIVE AFTER WE REQUESTED IT 45 MINS PRIOR. WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE NOT TO CLOG UP TXWY FOR SO LONG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.